Mike Castro
Full Stack Developer
Metro Manila, Philippines, 1600
mikekevin.castro1@gmail.com • +63 997 518 7259
Professional Summary
Seasoned developer with over 10 years of experience building scalable, cloud-native web platforms across fintech, marketing, and enterprise SaaS.
Transforms complex business requirements into production-ready systems. Leads world-class engineering teams in delivering robust backends, intuitive frontends, and resilient infrastructure.
Experience
Lead Full Stack Developer
Spike Up Media, LLC — Los Angeles, CA, USA • 2024-2025
- Built event-tracking platform (track.bankrolls.tools) from scratch using event-driven architecture, PostgreSQL, Redis, SQS.
- Architected pub/sub model with support for AWS SNS and systemd consumers.
- Developed a high-performance API handling 300 concurrent RPS at <200ms latency.
- Dockerized environments, CI/CD with GitHub Actions, health checks, and rollback support.
- Delivered NGR APIs, Slack integrations, permission controls.
Senior Full Stack Developer
Asuene Inc. — Tokyo, Japan • 2024
- Led frontend/backend for emission rejection workflows.
- Integrated AI OCR APIs, Slack notifications, and retry logic.
- Designed polymorphic REST endpoints for GHG & designated substance emissions.
- Architected approval group logic and stability improvements.
CTO and Co-founder
tsikot.com Inc. — Baguio, PH • 2023-2024
- Modernized Laravel 4.2 system to v10; containerized infra with Docker.
- Built CI/CD via Bitbucket Pipelines and integrated PHPStan.
- Refactored monolith, enhanced customer workflows, and AWS infra.
Education
- MS, Information Technology (PSM Track) - University of the Cordilleras — 2022
- BS, Aircraft Maintenance Technology - PATTS College of Aeronautics — 2015
Skills
Languages
C++, JavaScript, PHP, Python, SQL, TypeScript
Frameworks & Libraries
Next.js, React, Laravel, Vue.js, Node.js, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Django
Databases & Cloud
PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, AWS (S3, SQS, CloudWatch, etc.), GCP